07/14/2008
Starfucker’s Gonna Give it To You...And You're Gonna Love It
On "German Love" Portland trio Starfucker (good name!) are either seriously determined to have sex with German girls or are really amazing at mixing the spaciness of Moon Safari-era Air with the twee-pop mastery of Tone Soul Evolution-era Apples ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 6:56 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Highly Recommended | Permalink
Awesome Video Alert: Flairs - “Better Than Prince”
Jonas & Francois, the brilliant directors behind Justice's "D.A.N.C.E" and the brilliant Kavinsky "Testarossa Autodrive" videos are back with another cool, graphic video for "Better Than Prince" by French electro-funk producer Flairs. Th ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 6:52 AM EST in Electronic, Video | Permalink
07/11/2008
Remix of the Week: Modeselektor + Thom Yorke - "White Flash" (Trentemoller Remix)
Taken from the Berlin duo Modeselektor's new White Flash 12", the remix of the title track by Danish electronic producer Trentemoller, who has been in the game since '97, is like a more digestible Autechre. He gives it a nice metallic micro-hous ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/11/2008 4:03 PM EST in Electronic, Remix | Permalink
07/10/2008
Go To This: No Age, High Places + Abe Vigoda Tonight @ The Church
We have been talking up LA's No Age with reviews and videos for some time now and tonight they make their official live debut in Philly with fellow Walrus favs High Places and Abe Vigoda. True, the band has played a few gigs in town before, but ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:41 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Lo-Fi | Permalink
French Electro Producer Anoraak Covers The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep"
Trading in emotion for sleekness, Anoraak's cover of The Romantics' 1983 new-wave hit, "Talking in Your Sleep," is a dead-panned robo-pop excursion with popcorn-synths and stellar production. It comes off way more creepy than the original and mu ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:37 AM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, Disco, Covers | Permalink
07/08/2008
Newest Italians Do it Better Signees, Tiedye, Cover Metallica
Italians Do It Better, the Jersey-based indie label known for their Italo-Disco influenced artists such as Chromatics and Glass Candy, recently added the Swedish electronic duo TieDye to their roster a few months back and, staying true to their ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/08/2008 8:58 AM EST in Electronic, Covers | Permalink
07/05/2008
Remix of the Week: MGMT - "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)
MGMT is definitely blowing up and their new single "Electric Feel" will most likely contribute to their rise in the indie world. However, now it's been Justi-fied. The album version of the song mixes the funkiness of Prince with the other-wor ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/05/2008 9:41 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Remix | Permalink
06/27/2008
Remix of The Week: Japattack! Vs. Pase Rock + Amanda Blank
If you like your hip-hop mixed with 90's dance club electronic, then this remix of Pase Rock and Amanda Blank's "Sexy MF" by Philly's Japattack! will have you dusting off your rollerskates and Cross Colour overalls in gleeful nostalgia, although ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/27/2008 3:33 PM EST in Electronic, Hip-Hop, Remix, Local Music | Permalink
06/24/2008
Philly Popped! Fest Review + Photos
On Saturday, Robin and I attended the Popped! Fest in West Philly. The oh-so-dreammmyyy indie bill included Dan Deacon, Gogol Bordello, Crystal Castles and others (we only caught a song or two from The Ting Tings and weren't interested in seeing ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/24/2008 9:45 PM EST in Electronic, Post-Punk, Live Review, Events | Permalink
06/23/2008
Is Little Boots The Next Queen of Disco?
Touted by some as the new Queen of Disco, Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots has written a snazzy little pop tune called "Meddle" that has absolutely nothing to do with Pink Floyd. In fact, your brain will be more likely to register it as Hot Ch ...
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